Peaceful Warrior
I usually don't like to use the term warrior, or any other word that makes me think of war or violence, to describe my relationship with chronic illness. I just don't think it's a productive use of my energy to think of battling myself or anything else. Then I watched the movie The Way of the Peaceful Warrior, which is based on a true story starring Nick Nolte, Scott Mechlowicz, and Amy Smart. And I started to re-think the word warrior. From the book: Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman Warriors, warriors we call ourselves. We fight for splendid virtue, for high endeavor, for sublime wisdom, therefore we call ourselves warriors. ~Aunguttara Nikaya From the interview with Dan Millman, "Peaceful Warrior - From Book to Screen" page 209, at the end of the Peaceful Warrior book: Q: Why is the book called Peaceful Warrior? It's about a gymnast, not a soldier or martial artist. What does it mean to be a Peaceful War...